Stories about Film from August, 2007
Peru: Film Festival Poster Brings Cries of Racism
A poster advertising the 2007 Lima Film Festival featured an illustration of several lighter skinned Peruvians, typical of the crowd that the festival might attract. However, one additional attendee on the poster represented a darker skinned Peruvian, who had his back turned. Some bloggers wondered why he was the only one with his back turned and what this represented. This sparked a reaction from the Peruvian blogosphere about the state of racism in the country.
Uganda: Happy hour unrest, Blogumentary and Sam Cooke
Ugandan blogger/hip-hop artist Saving a Generation Endangered (S.A.G.E.) stirred up controversy this week when he lashed out at Uganda Bloggers Happy Hour (BHH) attendees in a “Blogging a Blogger” interview conducted by blogger, Country Boyi.
Bahamas: Don't Patronize Me
“In our society, what still matters is not what you know but who. Ours is a society that functions uncomfortably like the Mafia.” Nicolette Bethel, guest authoring at Bahama Pundit,...
Japan: 62 Years Later, Still Remembering
Sixty-two years have passed since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the close of World War Two. While people with first-hand experience of the bombing are disappearing, many people are fighting to keep their stories alive. Translations featured in this post include bloggers describing stories of the bombing, first-hand accounts of victims, a comparison of the way the history of events is taught in Japan and in the U.S., and thoughts about the relevance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the world of today.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: “Enjoy Life” Video Campaign
“Do a simple search on Google and Youtube, and you will come up with either genocide, extremist, war,” writes Bosnia Blog about negative portrayal that prevails online. But “nicer things”...
Kannada: Telling Stories is a Good Deed!
Some movie makers capture the imagination of serious movie watchers all over: Kurosawa, Ray and Bergman, for example. And when someone of that stature dies, you are bound to get...
YouTube launched in Japan
Andreas at Chosaq writes about the launch of YouTube in Japan and hostile reactions from Japanese television, music and film companies.
Sudan: the documentary you are not supposed to watch
We Blog for Darfur writes about Jihad on the Horseback, a documentary the Sudanese president does not want you to watch: “The Arab media has sadly done a bad job...
Uganda: the Ugandan Blogumentary
The movie, the Ugandan Blogumentary, is finished: “The competition is not until the end of August so it still hasn’t been shown to the public but you guys opinion mean...
Somali: Somali actors and actresses wanted for new film
A Somali filmmaker is looking for Somali actors and actresses for a Somali-American film: “We are shooting a new Somali-American film with multiple themes and story lines that run parallel...
India: Film, stereotypes and the media
Noah's Ark Broken observes that a blogpost on CNN-IBN is offensive and perpetuates stereotypes about South Indians.
